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- Literally means foresight, but is generally used to denote God's preserving and governing all things by means of second causes (Psalm 18:35; 63:8; Acts 17:28; Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:3).
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PROVIDENCE (Lat. providentia). Providence concerns God’s support, care, and supervision of all creation, from the moment of the first creation to all the future into eternity. Jesus Christ said, “My Father is working still, and I am working” (John 5:17).
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This divine, sovereign, and benevolent control of all things by God is the underlying premise of everything that is taught in the Scriptures. A doctrine of providence appears in intertestamental Jewish and Greek thought, as well as in the Scriptures.
Providence literally means foresight, but is generally used to denote God's preserving and governing all things by means of second causes ( Psalms 18:35 ; 63:8 ; Acts 17:28 ; Colossians 1:17 ; Hebrews 1:3 ).
Literally means foresight, but is generally used to denote God's preserving and governing all things by means of second causes (Psalm 18:35; 63:8; Acts 17:28; Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:3).
Providence literally means foresight, but is generally used to denote God's preserving and governing all things by means of second causes ( Ps. 18:35 ; 63:8 ; Acts 17:28 ; Col. 1:17 ; Heb. 1:3 ).
The providence of God concerns God's control and care of things He originally created and now sustains. It is not the same idea as fate, neither is providence the same as the laws of God. It is God's intervening in the affairs of the universe to complete His plan.
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May 5, 2021 · The Latin word provideo, from which we get our word providence, means “to see beforehand, a prior seeing, a foresight.” However, theologians make a distinction between the foreknowledge of God and the providence of God.